How long does a bank note last?
The speed with which different denominations of bank notes change hands among consumers and businesses varies — so too does the average life of different bank note denominations:

$ 5: 1 to 2 years
$ 10: 1 to 2 years
$ 20: 2 to 4 years
$ 50: 4 to 6 years
$100: 7 to 9 years



counterfiet bank notes by province in 2007
Province Number seized
Number passed

Quebec
5,572
55,480

Ontario
14,933
53,329

Alberta
314
4,101

British Columbia
984
24,766

Newfoundland
2
238

Nova Scotia
0
1,537

Prince Edward Island
0
24

New Brunswick
28
248

Manitoba
52
1,153

Saskatchewan
130
608

Northwest Territories
0
16

Yukon Territories
3
1

Nunavut
0
1

Total
22,018
141,502

[ message was edited on: 2008/08/12 ]